Realizing the potential of digital pathology.

TURNAROUND time; CONTINUING education units; PATHOLOGY; MEDICAL quality control; HEALTH insurance reimbursement; COST effectiveness; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; DIGITAL diagnostic imaging; RESEARCH evaluation; COGNITIVE processing speed; ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems; QUANTITATIVE research; WORKFLOW; ELECTRONIC health records; DIGITAL image processing; EARLY diagnosis; SOFTWARE architecture; PICTURE archiving & communication systems; MEDICAL practice; MEDICAL referrals; HEALTH care teams

The article focuses on the potential of digital pathology in clinical laboratories, discussing advancements in whole slide imaging technology and its applications in pathology services, including primary diagnosis and the integration of artificial intelligence algorithms. Topics discussed include the benefits of digital pathology, the components of the digital pathology ecosystem, and regulatory and reimbursement considerations associated with its implementation.